Shade-hanger bracket



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5 J. E. KNAPP. SHADE HANGER BRACKET.

No. 507,440. Ptented Oct. 24, 1893.

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JOHN E. KNAPP, OF OLYPHANT, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHADE-HANGER BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 507,440, dated October24, 1893.

Application filed April 28, 1893. Serial No. 472,221. (No model.)

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. KNAPP, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Olyphant, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShade- Hanger Brackets; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference' marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figures l, 2 and 3 of the drawings are perspective views showing thehanger in the different positions in which it may be used.

This invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements inshade hangers,

' the letters A, A', designate a pair of my improved hanger brackets,which are carried by a connecting bar B designed to be made fast to thewindow frame or casing by nails or screws. Said brackets are designed tobe made from metal, preferably malleable or sheet metal, and are eachformed at the base with a clip a designed to partially embrace the barB, said clips when placed upon the bar being sufficiently loose toenable them to be slid thereon to the desired adjustment. A slight tapwith a hammer or other suitable tool upon the bottom flanges d of theclip secures it firmly to the bar. The projecting ends of the bar maythen be cut off, or they may be left projecting. The clip of one bracketmay be made fast to the bar at the outset, and the proper adjustmenteffected with the other bracket.

By means of the clips a I am enabled to use a much smaller bar B thanwould otherbrace the bar, and prevent its splitting when the securingscrews or nails are passed therethrough. The beveled walls of the slot cin the bracket A are formed with offsets d, d, forming the projectingshoulder e at one side, and the under shoulder e at the opposite side.When the hanger is used at the top of a window in the ordinary manner,the gudgeon on the roller will run under the shoulder e; but byreversing the bracket upon the bar, in the position shown in Fig. 2, thehanger may be adjusted to the bottom of a window frame or sash door, andthe shade hung so as to draw upward, the shoulder e holding the gudgeon.This shape of the slot also enables the hanger to be fixed inside of theframe and under the top of the casing as shown in Fig. 3, with thebrackets in a depending perpendicular position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. An improved shade hanger comprising the bar B, and the brackets A, Ahavingbase clips engaging said bar and slidable thereon, the clip Abeing designed to be reversed upon said bar, and having therein abeveled slot c, offset at d, d, to form a projecting shoulder e at oneside and an under shoulder e', at the opposite side, said shouldersbeing so arranged, in connection with the reversibility of the saidbracket, as to enable the slot to serve as a bearing for the rollergudgeon when supported either at the top or bottom of a window, or inperpendicular relation thereto, substantially as specified.

2. An improved bracket for shade hangers, having therein a beveled slotc, offset at d, d, to form a projecting shoulder e at one side and anunder-shoulder e at the opposite side, said shoulders being so arrangedas to enable the slot to serve as a bearing for the roller gudgeon whenplaced either at the top or bottom, of a window, or in perpendicularrelation thereto, substantially as specied.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN E. KNAPP.

Witnesses:

E. J. BARTHoLD, OSCAR AZER.

